Members

Chih-Chien (Ken) Cheng, Ph.D.

Director, Functional Genomics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
chih-chien.cheng@nih.gov
Functional genomics; chemical biology; target discovery & validation; High-throughput screening; assay technology development

Staff

Lara El Touny, Ph.D. 
Staff Scientist
Georgetown University
lara.eltouny@nih.gov
Functional genomics; complex models (iPSC-derived models and 3D spheroids, organoids); tumor biology and metastasis

Chih-Yuan (Edward) Chiang, Ph.D. 
Staff Scientist
University of California San Diego
edward.chiang@nih.gov
Host-pathogen & microbial interactions; Innate immunology & autoimmunity; AAV gene therapy; Functional genomic screening

Ryan L. Macarthur, Ph.D. 
Bioinformatician
Yale University
ryan.macarthur@nih.gov
HTS QC metric & artifact characterization; high-throughput screening data visualization; screening library integrity; bioinorganic chemistry; peripheral neurodegenerative diseases

Trainees

New trainee additions are expected in August 2026. Updates will be made to this page as more information becomes available for release.

Past Trainees and Their Next Steps

Madeleine E. Harris
Intramural Research Training Award Postbaccalaureate Fellow 2024–2026
University of Illinois
Ph.D. Program

Pat (Logan) M. Miessner 
Intramural Research Training Award Postbaccalaureate Fellow 2024–2026
Blacktail Health
Medical Assistant 

Sinead Claffey
Postbaccalaureate Fellow 2023–2025
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Ph.D. program

Pedro Massa
Postbaccalaureate Fellow 2022–2024
University of Virginia School of Medicine
M.D./Ph.D. program

Kimia Shamsian
Postbaccalaureate Fellow 2022–2024
Washington University in St. Louis
Ph.D. program 

Hanna Greffie
Postbaccalaureate Fellow 2020–2022
University of Toledo
M.D. program

Cole A. Tindall
Postbaccalaureate Fellow 2020–2022
Bioinformatics Consultant
Deloitte